Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Westerman said he would work towards ending the US dependence on China and unlock the country's natural resources.Read More

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingThis is an upgrade on previous guidance, which has led to analysts calling the 2022 operations update a "strong finish".Read More

Talks continue, despite the government's December 14 deadline having long passed, with the two sides close to an agreement First Quantum chief executive Tristan Pascall said during a conference callRead More

Cypress Development advances Nevada lithium project towards productionSPONSOREDcypress development corp4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingBut it was unsettling for the industry, in particular the large Anglo-Australian iron ore producers, to learn Beijing is busy setting u...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Almost 300 carats recovered by part-time diggers in India's diamond-rich Panna district will again be offered for sale next month, after they failed to find buyers in October.There was little enthusiasm at the first auction, conducted by the Panna Diamond Office, which leases small patches of land and takes a 11.5 per cent royalty.The 158 diamonds which failed to sell last tim...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Botswana saw rough diamond sales rise by at least quarter in 2022 as buyers turned their backs on Russian goods.Total sales from January to November were $4.46bn, according to the latest figures from the Bank of Botswana, an increase of 22 per cent. Sales figures for December are due next month.The diamonds are mined by Debswana, the joint venture between De Beers and the governmen...Read More

Barrick will release its complete Q4 2022 and full year results on February 15. The firm, together with Newmont and Agnico Eagle Mines, are leading North American-listed gold miners.Read More

This legislation would streamline the permitting process for mining projects nationwide to secure domestic mineral supply chains, Stauber said.Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for comments this morning from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell at a conference in Europe with other national monetary leaders.Bumble added $0.63 to $20.59 after the stock was upgraded from Sector Weight to Overweight.AT&T gained $0.17 to $19.21 after Wells Farg...Read More

China is reopening.The China reopening story is the most powerful market narrative going on today. At least for now, it's more powerful than any Fed analysis, the prospect of a recession, and even lower energy prices in terms of what's driving investor behavior.Of course, the key word is "narrative."It's a powerful story but that does not mean the story is true. If it affects investor behavior, th...Read More

Spread the loveThe goldbugs are cheering that there has been a central bank buying of gold. They think somehow that this is because they are bullish on gold. What seems to be going over their heads is what I warned before – when China starts to sell US debt, war is coming. I have made it very clear that the precursor to war is always capital flows. That will be on steroids this year.My cli...Read More

To say 2022 was tumultuous is an understatement. War, inflation, climate disasters, market volatility: the past year was anything but business as usual for most. ESG, which had seemed firmly embedded in business, began to experience a backlash, facing criticism as a "woke capitalist" distraction. Yet, a recent Harvard study indicates 81% of institutional investors in the US and 83.6% in Europe pla...Read More

Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; NYSE: NMG) and Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC: MGPHF) have released the results of a preliminary economic assessment for the Uatnan project in Quebec, which would produce 500,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate a year.Uatnan is located 285 km north of the town of Baie-Comeau and about 660 km north of Montreal in northeastern Quebec.The PEA outlines a conventio...Read More

This week's episode features a preview of the annual AME Roundup conference taking place in Vancouver from Jan. 23-26, 2023, with Association of Mineral Exploration president and CEO Kendra Johnston in conversation with Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli. Kendra discusses the agenda and speakers in this year's conference, as well as the theme of 'criticality' in the context of minerals,...Read More

Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; OTCQX: LUGDF), which owns and operates one of the world's highest grade gold mines in southeast Ecuador, has exceeded its production guidance for the second year in a row.Total gold production for 2022 came to 476,329 oz., exceeding the high end of the company's 2022 guidance of 460,000 oz., according to operating results for the fourth quarter of 2022, the Vancouver-based...Read More

Dynasty Gold (TSXV: DYG) has released assay results from its initial 2022 drill campaign at the Thundercloud property, 47 km southeast of Dryden, Ont. The results are the best ever reported from the project, the company says, constituting the discovery of wide zones and high-grade gold-bearing quartz veins that require further delineation.A total of four near-surface shallow holes were drilled wit...Read More

Vale (NYSE: VALE), one the world's largest iron ore miner and the top nickel producer, has shortlisted suitors for a 10% of its base metals business estimated to be worth nearly US$2.5 billion.The Brazilian miner, which last year hired advisers to assess options for the unit, told Financial Times that top bidders included carmakers, state investors and pension funds.The stake sale is part of Vale'...Read More

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said on Tuesday it planned to appeal an order by Panama's government to halt its giant copper mine in the country as the two sides remain in talks over a new contract that would increase royalties paid by the miner.The Central American country's government decided in December to create a plan to halt operations at Cobre Panama copper mine. The move, unusual among L...Read More

New Pacific Metals (TSXV: UAG) has delivered a strong preliminary economic assessment for its Silver Sand project in Potosi department, Bolivia. The PEA confirms the potential to develop a low capital intensity conventional open pit and tank leach operation at Silver Sand, producing on average 12 million oz. of silver in dor?(C) bars per annum over a 14-year mine life, generating solid financial m...Read More

Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) says new assays from the past-producing Eagle mine at its Joutel project in Quebec are the strongest yet and show a wider mineralized corridor than previously thought. Drill hole EM-22-015 intersected 10.3 grams gold per tonne over 7.8 metres from 228 metres downhole, including 41.1 grams over 1 metre, Maple said in a news release on Monday. Only 20%...Read More